FORESIGHTS

Noun

foresights

plural of foresight

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Source: Wiktionary


FORESIGHT

Fore"sight`, n.

1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton.

2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.

3. (Surv.)

Definition: Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction.

4. (Gun.)

Definition: Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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